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Friday, May 4, 2018

Currently Booming: M3 Rock Festival Preview: Night Ranger

"Four in the morningCame without a warningEverybody's got a place to beI got holes in my conscienceShot with a vengeanceI must have been a fool not to see

I need you badIt's hard to live without your companyI need you bad, so badI can't take it you see"In high school, I dated a guy who was mildly obsessed with Night Ranger. By the time we met "Sister Christan" had already been a smash hit on radio and MTV so I certainly knew who Night Ranger was. But in dating this dude I found myself compelled to brush up on the band. Seven Wishes was his favorite album so I bought it to catch up and have more in common with him.What I quickly realized was that I kind of loved Night Ranger too. Sure, I was mostly bouncing thru hair bands by then. The bottom of my denim hobo purse was home to cassettes by Skid Row, Ratt, Winger and more. Night Ranger found a spot with them pretty quickly. I can barely remember the boyfriend's name and I'm not sure what his favorite song was, but "Four In The Morning" quickly became mine.Oh and I love the backstory behind it. Jack Blades (Night Ranger vocalist) was having chick problems and happened to wake up at 4 in the morning singing the chorus of "I can't take any more, I can't take any more, it's such a hard time loving you." and just like that, a song was born. Still my favorite.You can catch Night Ranger live at the 10th Anniversary M3 Rock festival! Tickets are available HERE.